Alkylene-oxide-added polyol composition, polyurethane using same, and hot-melt adhesive comprising same

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to an alkylene-oxide-added polyol composition, a polyurethane using same, and a hot-melt adhesive comprising same, and, more specifically, to an alkylene oxide-added polyol composition, a polyurethane using same, and a hot-melt adhesive comprising same, the composition being prepared by performing, in a specific content ratio, an addition reaction between an alkylene oxide and an anhydrosugar alcohol composition comprising a) a monoanhydrosugar alcohol, b) a dianhydrosugar alcohol, c) a polysaccharide alcohol, d) an anhydrosugar alcohol derived from a polysaccharide alcohol, and e) a polymer of at least one of a) to d), and thus can increase the amount of bio components, improves adhesive strength, and enables a polyurethane to be prepared at a cost lower than that of when using petroleum polyols and other biopolyols.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an alkylene oxide-added polyolcomposition, a polyurethane using the same, and a hot-melt adhesivecomprising the same, and more specifically, to an alkylene oxide-addedpolyol composition capable of improving bio-content, adhesiveness andproducing polyurethane at a lower price than petroleum-based polyol andother bio-polyols, prepared by an addition reaction of an anhydrosugaralcohol composition comprising a) monoanhydrosugar alcohol; b)dianhydrosugar alcohol; c) polysaccharide alcohol; d) anhydrosugaralcohol derived from a polysaccharide alcohol; and e) a polymer of oneor more of a) to d) and an alkylene oxide with specific contents, apolyurethane using the same, and a hot-melt adhesive comprising thesame.

BACKGROUND ART

Recently, as awareness of environmental issues has grown, interest inpolyurethane hot-melt materials and the need for improvement ofproperties are increasing. In general, since hot-melt adhesives areapplied after being melted by heat, the emission of volatile organicsolvents is very low, so their use as eco-friendly adhesives isincreasing, and attempts have been made to improve adhesiveness or otherphysical properties by using various components or additives (forexample, Korean Patent Laid-open Publication No. 10-2013-0119850 andKorean Patent No. 10-1370442 or 10-1709909, etc.).

Hydrogenated sugar (also known as “sugar alcohol”) refers to a compoundobtained by adding hydrogen to the reducing terminal group of asaccharide. Generally, it has the formula HOCH₂(CHOH)_(n)CH₂OH (whereinn is an integer of 2 to 5) and is classified into tetritol, pentitol,hexitol and heptitol (having 4, 5, 6 and 7 carbon atoms, respectively)depending on the number of carbon atoms. Among them, hexitol having 6carbon atoms includes sorbitol, mannitol, iditol, galactitol and thelike, and sorbitol and mannitol are particularly useful substances.

Anhydrosugar alcohol is a substance formed by removing one or more watermolecules from the inside of hydrogenated sugar. When one water moleculeis removed, it has the form of tetraol with four hydroxyl groups in themolecule, and when two water molecules are removed, it has a diol formwith two hydroxyl groups in the molecule, and it can be prepared usinghexitol derived from starch (for instance, Korean Patent No. 10-1079518and Korean Patent Laid-open Publication No. 10-2012-0066904). Sinceanhydrosugar alcohol is an eco-friendly substance derived from renewablenatural resources, there has been much interest in it for a long time,and studies of the production method have been carried out. Among theseanhydrosugar alcohols, isosorbide prepared from sorbitol presently hasthe largest industrial application range.

Anhydrosugar alcohol is widely used in the treatment of cardiac andvascular diseases, adhesives for patches, drugs for mouthwash and thelike, solvents for compositions in the cosmetics industry andemulsifiers in the food industry. In addition, it is possible toincrease the glass transition temperature of a polymer such aspolyester, PET, polycarbonate, polyurethane and epoxy resin, and toimprove the strength of these materials, and it is also very useful inthe plastics industry such as bioplastics since it is an eco-friendlymaterial derived from natural materials. It is also known to be used asadhesives, eco-friendly plasticizers, biodegradable polymers and aneco-friendly solvent for water-soluble lacquers.

As such, anhydrosugar alcohol has attracted a great deal of attentiondue to its versatility, and its use in industry is increasing.

Conventional commercialized hot-melt adhesives lack adhesive strength,and as adhesives derived from petroleum resources, improvement isrequired in terms of environmental friendliness.

CONTENTS OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an alkyleneoxide-added polyol composition capable of improving bio content,adhesion and producing polyurethane at a lower price thanpetroleum-based polyol and other bio-polyols, prepared by an additionreaction of an anhydrosugar alcohol composition comprising a)monoanhydrosugar alcohol; b) dianhydrosugar alcohol; c) polysaccharidealcohol; d) anhydrosugar alcohol derived from a polysaccharide alcohol;and e) a polymer of one or more of a) to d) and an alkylene oxide withspecific contents, a polyurethane using the same, and a hot-meltadhesive comprising the same.

Technical Means

In order to achieve the technical purpose, in the first aspect, thepresent invention provides a polyol composition prepared by additionreaction of 100 parts by weight of an anhydrosugar alcohol compositionand more than 50 parts by weight to less than 4,000 parts by weight ofan alkylene oxide, wherein the anhydrosugar alcohol compositioncomprises a) monoanhydrosugar alcohol; b) dianhydrosugar alcohol; c)polysaccharide alcohol represented by the following Formula 1; d)anhydrosugar alcohol derived from the polysaccharide alcohol representedby the following Formula 1; and e) a polymer of one or more of a) to d):

In Formula 1, n is an integer of 0 to 4.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a polyurethaneprepolymer prepared by a reaction of the polyol composition of thepresent invention with a polyisocyanate.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a chain-extendedpolyurethane prepared by a reaction of the polyurethane prepolymer ofthe present invention with a chain extender.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for preparinga chain-extended polyurethane comprising (1) preparing a polyurethaneprepolymer by reacting the polyol composition of the present inventionwith a polyisocyanate; and (2) reacting the polyurethane prepolymer witha chain extender.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a hot-melt adhesivecomprising the chain-extended polyurethane of the present invention.

Effect of the Invention

According to the present invention, since the polyol compositionprepared by adding alkylene oxide to the internal dehydration ofhydrogenated sugars and/or by-products generated after the production ofvarious sugars can be used as a polyol for producing polyurethane, it ispossible to improve bio-content, adhesiveness and produce polyurethaneat a lower price than petroleum-based polyol and other bio-polyols whileresolving the cost and environmental pollution problems that arise whenthe by-products are treated as industrial waste (incineration, landfill,etc.).

CONCRETE MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The present invention is explained in more detail below.

The polyol composition of the present invention is prepared by additionreaction of 100 parts by weight of an anhydrosugar alcohol compositionand more than 50 parts by weight to less than 4,000 parts by weight ofan alkylene oxide, wherein the anhydrosugar alcohol compositioncomprises a) monoanhydrosugar alcohol; b) dianhydrosugar alcohol; c)polysaccharide alcohol represented by the following Formula 1; d)anhydrosugar alcohol derived from the polysaccharide alcohol representedby the following Formula 1; and e) a polymer of one or more of a) to d):

In Formula 1, n is an integer of 0 to 4.

Anhydrosugar alcohol can be produced by dehydrating naturalproduct-derived hydrogenated sugar. Hydrogenated sugar (also known as“sugar alcohol”) refers to a compound obtained by adding hydrogen to thereducing terminal group of a saccharide. Generally, it has the formulaHOCH₂(CHOH)_(n)CH₂OH (wherein n is an integer of 2 to 5) and isclassified into tetritol, pentitol, hexitol and heptitol (having 4, 5, 6and 7 carbon atoms, respectively) depending on the number of carbonatoms. Among them, hexitol having 6 carbon atoms includes sorbitol,mannitol, iditol, galactitol and the like, and sorbitol and mannitol areparticularly useful substances.

One or more, preferably two or more, more preferably all of a)monoanhydrosugar alcohol; b) dianhydrosugar alcohol; c) polysaccharidealcohol represented by the following Formula 1; d) anhydrosugar alcoholderived from the polysaccharide alcohol represented by the followingFormula 1; and e) a polymer of one or more of a) to d) comprised in theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of the present invention can beobtained by hydrogenating a glucose-containing saccharide composition(e.g., a saccharide composition comprising disaccharides or higherpolysaccharides including glucose, mannose, fructose and maltose) toprepare a hydrogenated sugar composition, heating the obtainedhydrogenated sugar composition under an acid catalyst to a dehydrationreaction by heating and conducting thin-film-distillation of theobtained dehydration reaction product. More specifically, all of a) toe) comprised in the anhydrosugar alcohol composition of the presentinvention may be by-products remaining after obtaining a thin-filmdistillate by thin-film-distillation of the obtained dehydrationreaction product.

Monoanhydrosugar alcohol is anhydrosugar alcohol formed by removing onewater molecule from the inside of hydrogenated sugar and has a tetraolform with four hydroxyl groups in the molecule.

In the present invention, the type of a) monoanhydrosugar alcohol is notparticularly limited, but may be preferably monoanhydrosugar hexitol,and more specifically, 1,4-anhydrohexitol, 3,6-anhydrohexitol,2,5-anhydrohexitol, 1,5-anhydrohexitol, 2,6-anhydrohexitol or a mixtureof two or more thereof.

Dianhydrosugar alcohol is anhydrosugar alcohol formed by removing twowater molecules from the inside of hydrogenated sugar, has a diol formwith two hydroxyl groups in the molecule and can be prepared by usinghexitol derived from starch. Since dianhydrosugar alcohol is aneco-friendly material derived from renewable natural resources, researchon its manufacturing method has been conducted with much interest for along time. Among these dianhydrosugar alcohols, isosorbide prepared fromsorbitol currently has the widest range of industrial applications.

In the present invention, the type of b) dianhydrosugar alcohol is notparticularly limited, but may be preferably dianhydrosugar hexitol, morespecifically, it may be 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol. The1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol may be isosorbide, isomannide, isoidide or amixture of two or more thereof.

In the present invention, c) the polysaccharide alcohol represented bythe following Formula 1 can be prepared by hydrogenation ofdisaccharides or higher polysaccharides including maltose.

In Formula 1, n is an integer of 0 to 4.

In the present invention, d) anhydrosugar alcohol derived frompolysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1 may be selected from acompound represented by the following Formula 2, a compound representedby the following Formula 3 or a mixture thereof:

In Formulae 2 and 3, each of n is independently an integer of 0 to 4.

In the present invention, e) the polymer of one or more of a) to d) maycomprise at least one selected from the group consisting of condensationpolymers prepared from the following condensation reaction. In thefollowing condensation reaction, the condensation position andcondensation sequence between the monomers are not particularly limited,and may be selected without limitation within a range that could becommonly predicted by a person skilled in the art:

-   -   condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol,    -   condensation reaction of dianhydrosugar alcohol,    -   condensation reaction of the polysaccharide alcohol represented        by Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of anhydrosugar alcohol derived from        polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol and        dianhydrosugar alcohol,    -   condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol and        polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol and        anhydrosugar alcohol derived from polysaccharide alcohol        represented by Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of dianhydrosugar alcohol and        polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of dianhydrosugar alcohol and anhydrosugar        alcohol derived from polysaccharide alcohol represented by        Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of polysaccharide alcohol represented by        Formula 1 and anhydrosugar alcohol derived from polysaccharide        alcohol represented by Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol,        dianhydrosugar alcohol and polysaccharide alcohol represented by        Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol,        dianhydrosugar alcohol and anhydrosugar alcohol derived from        polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol,        polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1 and anhydrosugar        alcohol derived from polysaccharide alcohol represented by        Formula 1,    -   condensation reaction of dianhydrosugar alcohol, polysaccharide        alcohol represented by Formula 1 and anhydrosugar alcohol        derived from polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1, or    -   condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol,        dianhydrosugar alcohol, polysaccharide alcohol represented by        Formula 1 and anhydrosugar alcohol derived from polysaccharide        alcohol represented by Formula 1.

In one embodiment, in the anhydrosugar alcohol composition of thepresent invention, 0.1 to 20 wt %, specifically 0.6 to 20 wt %, morespecifically 0.7 to 15 wt % of the a) monoanhydrosugar alcohol may becomprised, 0.1 to 28 wt %, specifically 1 to 25 wt %, more specifically3 to 20 wt % of the b) dianhydrosugar alcohol may be comprised, thetotal content of c) polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1 andd) anhydrosugar alcohol derived from polysaccharide alcohol representedby Formula 1 may be 0.1 to 6.5 wt %, specifically 0.5 to 6.4 wt %, morespecifically 1 to 6.3 wt %, and 55 to 90 wt %, specifically 60 to 89.9wt %, more specifically 70 to 89.9 wt % of e) one or more polymers of a)to d) based on the total weight of the composition, but they are notparticularly limited thereto.

In the present invention, the content of the alkylene oxide which isadded to the anhydrosugar alcohol composition may be more than 50 partsby weight, 55 parts by weight or more, 60 parts by weight or more, 70parts by weight or more, 80 parts by weight or more, 90 parts by weightor more, or 100 parts by weight or more, and less than 4,000 parts byweight, 3,900 parts by weight or less, 3,700 parts by weight or less,3,500 parts by weight or less, 3,200 parts by weight or less, or 3,000parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the anhydrosugaralcohol composition.

In one embodiment, the amount of alkylene oxide which is added to theanhydrosugar alcohol composition may be greater than 50 parts by weightand less than 4,000 parts by weight, 60 to 3,900 parts by weight, 80 to3,500 parts by weight or 90 to 3,200 parts by weight per 100 parts byweight of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition. If the content of theadded alkylene oxide is 50 parts by weight or less, the soft portionimparting flexibility in the hot-melt specimen prepared using the polyolcomposition of the present invention is too small (the alkylene oxidefunctions to impart soft characteristics) and cohesive peeling, in whichthe hot-melt adhesive itself is broken, may occur. If the content of theadded alkylene oxide is 4,000 parts by weight or more, the urethanegroups imparting adhesive strength in the hot-melt specimen are toosmall (urethane produced by bonding polyol and isocyanate functions toimpart adhesive strength), and surface peeling (the adhesive interfacepeels off) may occur.

In one embodiment, the alkylene oxide may be a C2-C8 linear or C3-C8branched alkylene oxide, and more specifically, ethylene oxide,propylene oxide or a combination thereof.

In the polyol composition of the present invention, the number averagemolecular weight (Mn) of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition may be 193or more, 195 or more, 200 or more, 202 or more, 205 or more, or 208 ormore. In addition, the number average molecular weight (Mn) of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of the present invention may be 1,589or less, 1,560 or less, 1,550 or less, 1,520 or less, 1,500 or less,1,490 or less, or 1,480 or less.

In one embodiment, the number average molecular weight (Mn) of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition may be 193 to 1,589, specifically 195to 1,550, more specifically 200 to 1,520, more specifically 202 to1,500, and much more specifically 205 to 1,490. If the number averagemolecular weight of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition is less than193, polyurethane polymerization may be difficult when producingpolyurethane foam using the same, and if the number average molecularweight of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition is more than 1,589, theadhesive strength of the hot-melt adhesive using the polyurethaneprepared by applying the polyol composition prepared using the same maybe poor.

In the polyol composition of the present invention, the polydispersityindex (PDI) of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition may be 1.13 or more,1.15 or more, 1.20 or more, 1.23 or more, or 1.25 or more. In addition,the polydispersity index (PDI) of the anhydrosugar alcohol compositionof the present invention may be 3.41 or less, 3.40 or less, 3.35 orless, 3.30 or less, 3.25 or less, 3.22 or less, or 3.19 or less.

In one embodiment, the polydispersity index (PDI) of the anhydrosugaralcohol composition may be 1.13 to 3.41, specifically 1.13 to 3.40, morespecifically 1.15 to 3.35, more specifically 1.20 to 3.35, and much morespecifically 1.23 to 3.22. If the polydispersity index of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition is less than 1.13 or more than 3.41,the adhesive strength of the hot-melt adhesive using the polyurethaneprepared by applying the polyol composition prepared using the same maybe poor.

In the polyol composition of the present invention, the average numberof —OH groups per molecule in the anhydrosugar alcohol composition maybe 2.54 or more, 2.60 or more, 2.65 or more, 2.70 or more, 2.75 or more,or 2.78 or more. Further, the average number of —OH groups per moleculein the anhydrosugar alcohol composition of the present invention may be21.36 or less, 21.30 or less, 21.0 or less, 20.5 or less, 20.0 or less,19.95 or less, or 19.92 or less.

More specifically, the average number of —OH groups per molecule in theanhydrosugar alcohol composition may be 2.54 to 21.36, more specifically2.60 to 21.30, and even more specifically 2.65 to 21.0. If the averagenumber of —OH groups per molecule in the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition is less than 2.54 or more than 21.36, the adhesive strengthof the hot-melt adhesive using the polyurethane prepared by applying thepolyol composition prepared using the same may be poor.

In one embodiment, the anhydrosugar alcohol composition of the presentinvention can be prepared by hydrogenating a glucose-containingsaccharide composition (e.g., a saccharide composition comprisingdisaccharides or higher polysaccharides including glucose, mannose,fructose and maltose) to prepare a hydrogenated sugar composition,heating the obtained hydrogenated sugar composition under an acidcatalyst to a dehydration reaction by heating and conductingthin-film-distillation of the obtained dehydration reaction product.More specifically, the anhydrosugar alcohol composition of the presentinvention may be by-products remaining after obtaining a thin-filmdistillate by thin-film-distillation of the obtained dehydrationreaction product.

More specifically, the hydrogenation may be carried out on aglucose-containing saccharide composition under a hydrogen pressurecondition of 30 to 80 atm and a heating condition of 110° C. to 135° C.to prepare a hydrogenated sugar composition, and the dehydrationreaction of the obtained hydrogenated sugar composition may be carriedout under reduced pressure condition of 1 mmHg to 100 mmHg and heatingcondition of 105° C. to 200° C. to obtain a dehydration reactionproduct, and thin-film-distillation of the obtained dehydration reactionproduct may be conducted under reduced pressure condition of 2 mbar orless and heating condition of 150° C. to 175° C., but the reactionconditions are not limited thereto.

The glucose content of the glucose-containing saccharide composition maybe 41 wt % or more, 42 wt % or more, 45 wt % or more, 47 wt % or more,or 50 wt % or more, and may be 99.5 wt % or less, 99 wt % or less, 98.5wt % or less, 98 wt % or less, 97.5 wt % or less, or 97 wt % or less—forexample, 41 to 99.5 wt %, 45 to 98.5 wt %, or 50 to 98 wt %, based onthe total weight of the glucose-containing saccharide composition.

If the glucose content in the saccharide composition is less than 41 wt%, the number average molecular weight, average number of —OH groups permolecule and polydispersity index of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition become too high, and the adhesive strength of thepolyurethane hot-melt adhesive may be poor, and if the glucose contentin the saccharide composition is more than 99.5 wt %, the number averagemolecular weight and polydispersity index of the polyol composition maybe too low and the adhesive strength of the polyurethane hot-meltadhesive may be poor.

The content of polysaccharide alcohol (disaccharide or higher sugaralcohol) comprised in the hydrogenated sugar composition may be 0.8 wt %or more, 1 wt % or more, 2 wt % or more, or 3 wt % or more, and may be57 wt % or less, 55 wt % or less, 52 wt % or less, 50 wt % or less, or48 wt % or less—for example, 0.8 to 57 wt %, 1 to 55 wt % or 3 to 50 wt%, based on the total dry weight of the hydrogenated sugar composition(herein, the dry weight means the weight of solids remaining after wateris removed from the hydrogenated sugar composition). If the content ofthe polysaccharide alcohol in the hydrogenated sugar composition is lessthan 0.8 wt %, the adhesive strength of the polyurethane hot-meltadhesive may be poor when a polyol composition is prepared using thehydrogenated sugar composition and a polyurethane hot-melt adhesive isprepared by applying the polyol composition. If the content of thepolysaccharide alcohol in the hydrogenated sugar composition is morethan 57 wt %, the viscosity of the polyol composition prepared usingthis hydrogenated sugar composition is very high, and the processabilityof the polyurethane hot-melt adhesive may be poor. In addition, theprepared polyurethane hot-melt adhesive has a lot of polyol groups, andas an excessive amount of isocyanate reacted therewith is used, thehardening property becomes stronger, resulting in poor adhesivestrength.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for preparinga polyol composition comprising the step of performing an additionreaction of an anhydrosugar alcohol composition and an alkylene oxide,wherein more than 50 parts by weight and less than 4,000 parts by weightof alkylene oxide is reacted per 100 parts by weight of the anhydrosugaralcohol composition in the addition reaction, and the anhydrosugaralcohol composition comprises a) monoanhydrosugar alcohol; b)dianhydrosugar alcohol; c) polysaccharide alcohol represented by theabove Formula 1; d) anhydrosugar alcohol derived from the polysaccharidealcohol represented by the above Formula 1; and e) a polymer of one ormore of a) to d).

In the method for preparing the polyol composition of the presentinvention, descriptions of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition and thealkylene oxide are as described above.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a polyurethaneprepolymer prepared by a reaction of the polyol composition of thepresent invention with a polyisocyanate.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a chain-extendedpolyurethane prepared by a reaction of the polyurethane prepolymer ofthe present invention with a chain extender.

In addition, in another aspect, the present invention provides a methodfor preparing a chain-extended polyurethane comprising (1) preparing apolyurethane prepolymer by reacting the polyol composition of thepresent invention with a polyisocyanate; and (2) reacting thepolyurethane prepolymer with a chain extender.

In the method for preparing the chain-extended polyurethane of thepresent invention, the polyurethane prepolymer can be obtained byreacting the polyol composition with polyisocyanate—for example, apolyurethane prepolymer may be prepared by introducing the polyolcomposition sufficiently vacuum-dried in a four-necked reactor at 50 to100° C., preferably 70 to 90° C., for 12 to 36 hours, preferably 20 to28 hours and polyisocyanate, and reacting the mixture for 0.1 to 5hours, preferably 0.5 to 2 hours while maintaining a temperature of 50to 100° C., preferably 50 to 70° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere.

The polyisocyanate compound usable in the present invention is notparticularly limited, but specifically may be aromatic polyisocyanatecompounds such as 1,3-phenylene diisocyanate, 1,4-phenylenediisocyanate, 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), 2,6-tolylenediisocyanate, 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI),2,4-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate, 4,4′-diisocyanato biphenyl,3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-diisocyanato biphenyl,3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-diisocyanato diphenylmethane, 1,5-naphthylenediisocyanate, 4,4′,4″-triphenylmethane triisocyanate,m-isocyanatophenylsulfonyl isocyanate and p-isocyanato phenylsulfonylisocyanate; aliphatic polyisocyanate compounds such as ethylenediisocyanate, tetramethylene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate(HDI), dodecamethylene diisocyanate, 1,6,11-undecan triisocyanate,2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate, lysine diisocyanate,2,6-diisocyanato methylcaproate, bis(2-isocyanatoethyl)fumarate,bis(2-isocyanatoethyl)carbonate, 2-isocyanatoethyl-2,6-diisocyanatohexanoate; alicyclic polyisocyanate compounds such as isophoronediisocyanate (IPDI), 4,4′-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate (hydrogenatedMDI), cyclohexylene diisocyanate, methylcyclohexylene diisocyanate(hydrogenated TDI),bis(2-isocyanatoethyl)-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylate, 2,5-norbornenediisocyanate and 2,6-norbornene diisocyanate, etc. These polyisocyanatecompounds may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The chain extender used in the method for preparing the chain-extendedpolyurethane of the present invention is not particularly limited, andany conventional chain extender used in the production of polyurethanemay be used without limitation. For example, the chain extender which isone selected from the group consisting of 1,4-butanediol, isosorbide,hydrazine monohydrate, ethylene diamine, dimethyl hydrazine,1,6-hexamethylene bishydrazine, hexamethylene diamine, isophoronediamine, diaminophenylmethane or combinations thereof may be used, butthe chain extenders are not limited thereto.

In the method for preparing the chain-extended polyurethane of thepresent invention, after adding the chain extender to the polyurethaneprepolymer, by putting the mixture into the coated mold and curing at 80to 200° C., preferably 100 to 150° C. for 10 hours to 30 hours,preferably for 15 to 25 hours, the chain-extended polyurethane can beprepared.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a hot-melt adhesivecomprising the chain-extended polyurethane of the present invention. Thechain-extended polyurethane according to the present invention meltsappropriately at an appropriate temperature (e.g., 180° C.) and can beused for hot-melt adhesive applications.

The hot-melt adhesive of the present invention may additionally includeadditives commonly used in hot-melt adhesives.

The present invention is explained in more detail through the followingExamples and Comparative Examples. However, the scope of the presentinvention is not limited thereby in any manner.

EXAMPLES

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Preparation Example 1: Preparation of a Polyol Composition Using 97 wt %Glucose and a Thin-Film Distiller

1,819 g of a liquid hydrogenated sugar composition having aconcentration of 55 wt % (based on solid content, sorbitol 96 wt %,mannitol 0.9 wt % and disaccharide or higher polysaccharide alcohol 3.1wt %) was obtained by hydrogenating a glucose product having a purity of97% in the presence of a nickel catalyst and under a temperature of 125°C. and a hydrogen pressure of 60 atm. 1,000 g of a concentratedhydrogenated sugar composition was obtained by putting this compositionin a batch reactor equipped with an agitator and heating it to 100° C.for concentration.

The reactor was charged with 1,000 g of the concentrated hydrogenatedsugar composition and 9.6 g of sulfuric acid. Thereafter, thetemperature inside the reactor was raised to about 135° C., and adehydration reaction was performed under a reduced pressure of about 45mmHg to convert the concentrated hydrogenated sugar composition toanhydrosugar alcohol. After completion of the dehydration reaction, thetemperature of the reaction product was cooled to 110° C. or less, andabout 15.7 g of 50% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution was added toneutralize the reaction product. Thereafter, the temperature was cooledto 100° C. or less and the solution was concentrated for 1 hour or moreunder a reduced pressure of 45 mmHg to remove residual moisture andlow-boiling substances to obtain about 831 g of the convertedanhydrosugar alcohol solution. As a result of analyzing the obtainedconverted anhydrosugar alcohol solution by gas chromatography, theamount converted to isosorbide was 71.9 wt %, and using this, the molarconversion rate from sorbitol to isosorbide was calculated as 77.6%.

831 g of the obtained converted anhydrosugar alcohol solution was putinto a thin-film distiller (SPD) to proceed with distillation. At thistime, distillation was carried out at a temperature of 160° C. and avacuum pressure of 1 mbar, and about 589 g of distillate was obtained(distillation yield: about 70.9%). At this time, the purity ofisosorbide in the distillate was measured to be 96.8%, and thedistillation yield of isosorbide calculated therefrom was 95.3%. Afterseparating the distillate, about 242 g of an anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition comprising 11.5 wt % of isosorbide (dianhydrosugar alcohol),0.4 wt % of isomannide (dianhydrosugar alcohol), 7.4 wt % of sorbitan(monoanhydrosugar alcohol), 2.5 wt % of disaccharide or higherpolysaccharide alcohols and anhydrosugar alcohol derived therefrom and78.2 wt % of polymers thereof, and having the number average molecularweight of 208 g/mol, the polydispersity index of 1.25, the hydroxylvalue of 751 mg KOH/g and an average number of —OH groups per moleculeof 2.78 was obtained.

Preparation Example 2: Preparation of a Polyol Composition Using aSaccharide Composition Containing 85.2 wt % of Glucose and a Thin-FilmDistiller

Except for the use of a 85.2 wt % glucose-containing saccharidecomposition (85.2 wt % of glucose and 14.8 wt % of total of mannose,fructose and polysaccharides (disaccharide or higher sugars such asmaltose)) instead of a glucose product with a purity of 97%, thehydrogenation reaction was carried out in the same manner as in Example1 to obtain 1,852 g of a liquid hydrogenated sugar composition having aconcentration of 54 wt % (based on solid content, 84.1 wt % of sorbitol,2.8 wt % of mannitol and 13.1 wt % of disaccharide or higherpolysaccharide alcohol). 1,000 g of a concentrated hydrogenated sugarcomposition was obtained by putting this composition in a batch reactorequipped with an agitator and heating it to 100° C. for concentration.

Except for changing the content of sulfuric acid from 9.6 g to 8.4 g andchanging the content of 50% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution from 15.7g to 13.7 g, 1,000 g of the concentrated hydrogenated sugar compositionwas converted into anhydrosugar alcohol by performing a dehydrationreaction in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result of thedehydration reaction, about 846 g of the converted anhydrosugar alcoholsolution was obtained. As a result of analyzing the obtainedanhydrosugar alcohol solution by gas chromatography, the amountconverted to isosorbide was 61.7 wt %, and using this, the molarconversion rate from sorbitol to isosorbide was calculated as 77.4%.

Thin-film distillation was performed on 846 g of the obtained convertedanhydrosugar alcohol solution in the same manner as in Example 1 toobtain about 528 g of a distillate (distillation yield: about 62.4%). Atthis time, the purity of isosorbide in the distillate was measured to be96.5%, and the distillation yield of isosorbide calculated therefrom was97.6%. After separating the distillate, about 318 g of an anhydrosugaralcohol composition comprising 4.0 wt % of isosorbide (dianhydrosugaralcohol), 1.6 wt % of isomannide (dianhydrosugar alcohol), 2.1 wt % ofsorbitan (monoanhydrosugar alcohol), 5.1 wt % of disaccharide or higherpolysaccharide alcohols and anhydrosugar alcohol derived therefrom and87.2 wt % of polymers thereof, and having the number average molecularweight of 720 g/mol, the polydispersity index of 2.54, the hydroxylvalue of 754 mg KOH/g and an average number of —OH groups per moleculeof 9.68 was obtained.

Preparation Example 3: Preparation of a Polyol Composition Using aSaccharide Composition Containing 50.2 wt % of Glucose and a Thin-FilmDistiller

Except for the use of a 50.2 wt % glucose-containing saccharidecomposition (50.2 wt % of glucose and 49.8 wt % of total of mannose,fructose and polysaccharides (disaccharide or higher sugars such asmaltose)) instead of a glucose product with a purity of 97%, thehydrogenation reaction was carried out in the same manner as in Example1 to obtain 1,819 g of a liquid hydrogenated sugar composition having aconcentration of 55 wt % (based on solid content, 48.5 wt % of sorbitol,3.6 wt % of mannitol and 47.9 wt % of disaccharide or higherpolysaccharide alcohol). 1,000 g of a concentrated hydrogenated sugarcomposition was obtained by putting this composition in a batch reactorequipped with an agitator and heating it to 100° C. for concentration.

Except for changing the content of sulfuric acid from 9.6 g to 4.85 gand changing the content of 50% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution from15.7 g to 7.9 g, 1,000 g of the concentrated hydrogenated sugarcomposition was converted into anhydrosugar alcohol by performing adehydration reaction in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result ofthe dehydration reaction, about 890 g of the converted anhydrosugaralcohol solution was obtained. As a result of analyzing the obtainedconverted anhydrosugar alcohol solution by gas chromatography, theamount converted to isosorbide was 33.7 wt %, and using this, the molarconversion rate from sorbitol to isosorbide was calculated as 77.1%.

Thin-film distillation was performed on 890 g of the obtained convertedanhydrosugar alcohol solution in the same manner as in Example 1 toobtain about 304 g of a distillate (distillation yield: about 34.2%). Atthis time, the purity of isosorbide in the distillate was measured to be96.9%, and the distillation yield of isosorbide calculated therefrom was98.3%. After separating the distillate, about 586 g of an anhydrosugaralcohol composition comprising 0.9 wt % of isosorbide (dianhydrosugaralcohol), 2.1 wt % of isomannide (dianhydrosugar alcohol), 0.9 wt % ofsorbitan (monoanhydrosugar alcohol), 6.2 wt % of disaccharide or higherpolysaccharide alcohols and anhydrosugar alcohol derived therefrom and89.9 wt % of polymers thereof, and having the number average molecularweight of 1,480 g/mol, the polydispersity index of 3.19, the hydroxylvalue of 755 mg KOH/g and an average number of —OH groups per moleculeof 19.92 was obtained.

<Preparation of Alkylene Oxide-Added Polyol Composition>

Example A1: Polyol Composition in which 100 Parts by Weight of EthyleneOxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the Anhydrosugar AlcoholComposition of Preparation Example 1

100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition ofPreparation Example 1 and 0.3 g of KOH were put into a pressurizedreactor, and pressurization and evacuation with nitrogen were repeatedthree times. Thereafter, the internal temperature of the reactor wasraised to 100° C. to remove moisture, and after all the moisture wasremoved, 100 parts by weight (100 g) of ethylene oxide was slowlyinjected and an addition reaction was performed at 100 to 140° C. Then,4 g of metal adsorbent (Ambosol MP20) was added to remove metals andby-products, and stirring was performed for 1 to 5 hours whilemaintaining the internal temperature of the reactor at 100 to 120° C.After monitoring the residual metal content, the temperature inside thereactor was cooled to 60 to 90° C. when the metal was completely removedand not detected, and then the mixture was filtered. Then, a polyolcomposition was obtained by purifying the filtrate using an ion exchangeresin (UPRM 200, Samyang Corporation).

Example A2: Polyol Composition in which 1,000 Parts by Weight ofEthylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that the amount of the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100parts by weight (100 g) to 1,000 parts by weight (1,000 g).

Example A3: Polyol Composition in which 3,000 Parts by Weight ofEthylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that the amount of the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100parts by weight (100 g) to 3,000 parts by weight (3,000 g).

Example A4: Polyol Composition in which 100 Parts by Weight of PropyleneOxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the Anhydrosugar AlcoholComposition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of propylene oxide was usedinstead of ethylene oxide.

Example A5: Polyol Composition in which 1,000 Parts by Weight ofPropylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 1,000 parts by weight (1,000 g) of propylene oxide was usedinstead of ethylene oxide.

Example A6: Polyol Composition in which 3,000 Parts by Weight ofPropylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 3,000 parts by weight (3,000 g) of propylene oxide was usedinstead of ethylene oxide.

Example A7: Polyol Composition in which 100 Parts by Weight of EthyleneOxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the Anhydrosugar AlcoholComposition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1.

Example A8: Polyol Composition in which 1,000 Parts by Weight ofEthylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and the amountof the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100 parts by weight (100 g)to 1,000 parts by weight (1,000 g).

Example A9: Polyol Composition in which 3,000 Parts by Weight ofEthylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and the amountof the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100 parts by weight (100 g)to 3,000 parts by weight (3,000 g).

Example A10: Polyol Composition in which 100 Parts by Weight ofPropylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and 100 partsby weight (100 g) of propylene oxide was used instead of ethylene oxide.

Example A11: Polyol Composition in which 1,000 Parts by Weight ofPropylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and 1,000parts by weight (1,000 g) of propylene oxide was used instead ofethylene oxide.

Example A12: Polyol Composition in which 3,000 Parts by Weight ofPropylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and 3,000parts by weight (3,000 g) of propylene oxide was used instead ofethylene oxide.

Example A13: Polyol Composition in which 100 Parts by Weight of EthyleneOxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the Anhydrosugar AlcoholComposition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1.

Example A14: Polyol Composition in which 1,000 Parts by Weight ofEthylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and the amountof the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100 parts by weight (100 g)to 1,000 parts by weight (1,000 g).

Example A15: Polyol Composition in which 3,000 Parts by Weight ofEthylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and the amountof the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100 parts by weight (100 g)to 3,000 parts by weight (3,000 g).

Example A16: Polyol Composition in which 100 Parts by Weight ofPropylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and 100 partsby weight (100 g) of propylene oxide was used instead of ethylene oxide.

Example A17: Polyol Composition in which 1,000 Parts by Weight ofPropylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and 1,000parts by weight (1,000 g) of propylene oxide was used instead ofethylene oxide.

Example A18: Polyol Composition in which 3,000 Parts by Weight ofPropylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and 3,000parts by weight (3,000 g) of propylene oxide was used instead ofethylene oxide.

Example A19: A Polyol Composition Obtained by Adding 50 Parts by Weightof Ethylene Oxide and then Adding 50 Parts by Weight of Propylene OxidePer 100 Parts by weight of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition ofPreparation Example 1

100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition ofPreparation Example 1 and 0.3 g of KOH were put into a pressurizedreactor, and pressurization and evacuation with nitrogen were repeatedthree times. Thereafter, the internal temperature of the reactor wasraised to 100° C. to remove moisture, and after all the moisture wasremoved, 50 parts by weight (50 g) of ethylene oxide was slowly injectedand an addition reaction was performed at 100 to 140° C. Then, 50 partsby weight (50 g) of propylene oxide was slowly injected and an additionreaction was performed at 100 to 140° C. Then, 4 g of metal adsorbent(Ambosol 1V11320) was added to remove metals and by-products, andstirring was performed for 1 to 5 hours while maintaining the internaltemperature of the reactor at 100 to 120° C. After monitoring theresidual metal content, the temperature inside the reactor was cooled to60 to 90° C. when the metal was completely removed and not detected, andthen the mixture was filtered. Then, a polyol composition was obtainedby purifying the filtrate using an ion exchange resin (UPRM 200, SamyangCorporation).

Example A20: A Polyol Composition Obtained by Adding 500 Parts by Weightof Ethylene Oxide and then Adding 500 Parts by Weight of Propylene OxidePer 100 Parts by Weight of the Anhydrosugar Alcohol Composition ofPreparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A19,except that the amount of ethylene oxide was changed from 50 parts byweight (50 g) to 500 parts by weight (500 g) and the amount of propyleneoxide was changed from 50 parts by weight (50 g) to 500 parts by weight(500 g).

Example A21: A Polyol Composition Obtained by Adding 500 Parts by Weightof Propylene Oxide and then Adding 500 Parts by Weight of Ethylene OxidePer 100 Parts by Weight of the Anhydrosugar Alcohol Composition ofPreparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A19,except that first an addition reaction of 100 parts by weight (100 g) ofthe anhydrosugar alcohol composition and 500 parts by weight (500 g) ofpropylene oxide performed, and then an addition reaction of 500 parts byweight (500 g) of ethylene oxide was performed.

Example A22: A Polyol Composition Obtained by Adding 1,500 Parts byWeight of Propylene Oxide and then Adding 1,500 Parts by Weight ofEthylene Oxide Per 100 Parts by Weight of the Anhydrosugar AlcoholComposition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A19,except that first an addition reaction of 100 parts by weight (100 g) ofthe anhydrosugar alcohol composition and 1,500 parts by weight (1,500 g)of propylene oxide performed, and then an addition reaction of 1,500parts by weight (1,500 g) of ethylene oxide was performed.

Comparative Example A1: A Polyol Composition in which 50 Parts by Weightof Ethylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that the amount of the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100parts by weight (100 g) to 50 parts by weight (50 g).

Comparative Example A2: Polyol Composition in which 4,000 Parts byWeight of Ethylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of theAnhydrosugar Alcohol Composition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that the amount of the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100parts by weight (100 g) to 4,000 parts by weight (4,000 g).

Comparative Example A3: A Polyol Composition Obtained by Adding 50 Partsby Weight of Propylene Oxide Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 50 parts by weight (50 g) of propylene oxide was usedinstead of ethylene oxide.

Comparative Example A4: A Polyol Composition in which 4,000 Parts byWeight of Propylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of theAnhydrosugar Alcohol Composition of Preparation Example 1

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1,except that 4,000 parts by weight (4,000 g) of propylene oxide was usedinstead of ethylene oxide.

Comparative Example A5: A Polyol Composition in which 50 Parts by Weightof Ethylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and thecontent of the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100 parts by weight(100 g) to 50 parts by weight (50 g)

Comparative Example A6: A Polyol Composition in which 4,000 Parts byWeight of Ethylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of theAnhydrosugar Alcohol Composition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and thecontent of the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100 parts by weight(100 g) to 4,000 parts by weight (4,000 g)

Comparative Example A7: A Polyol Composition in which 50 Parts by Weightof Propylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and 50 partsby weight (50 g) of propylene oxide was used instead of ethylene oxide,

Comparative Example A8: A Polyol Composition in which 4,000 Parts byWeight of Propylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of theAnhydrosugar Alcohol Composition of Preparation Example 2

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 2 instead of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 1 and 4,000 parts by weight (4,000 g)of propylene oxide was used instead of ethylene oxide.

Comparative Example A9: A Polyol Composition in which 50 Parts by Weightof Ethylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of the AnhydrosugarAlcohol Composition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and thecontent of the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100 parts by weight(100 g) to 50 parts by weight (50 g).

Comparative Example A10: A Polyol Composition in which 4,000 Parts byWeight of Ethylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of theAnhydrosugar Alcohol Composition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and thecontent of the added ethylene oxide was changed from 100 parts by weight(100 g) to 4,000 parts by weight (4,000 g).

Comparative Example A11: A Polyol Composition in which 50 Parts byWeight of Propylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of theAnhydrosugar Alcohol Composition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 instead of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 1 and 50 parts by weight (50 g) ofpropylene oxide was used instead of ethylene oxide.

Comparative Example A12: A Polyol Composition in which 4,000 Parts byWeight of Propylene Oxide was Added Per 100 Parts by Weight of theAnhydrosugar Alcohol Composition of Preparation Example 3

A polyol composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example A1except that 100 parts by weight (100 g) of the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition of Preparation Example 3 was used instead of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition of Preparation Example 1 and 4,000parts by weight (4,000 g) of propylene oxide was used instead ofethylene oxide.

[Method for Measuring Yield of Anhydrosugar Alcohol Composition]

1) Molar Conversion Rate to Isosorbide (ISB)

${{Molar}{conversion}{rate}{to}{ISB}(\%)} = {\frac{{mole}{of}{generated}{ISB}}{{mole}{of}{used}{sorbitol}} \times 100(\%)}$

2) Isosorbide (ISB) Conversion Content

Using gas chromatography analysis, the content (wt %) of isosorbide inthe converted anhydrosugar alcohol solution was measured, and theisosorbide conversion content indicates the purity of isosorbide (ISB)in the converted anhydrosugar alcohol solution.

3) Distillation Yield

${{Distillation}{yield}(\%)} = {\frac{{Mass}{of}{distillate}(g)}{{Mass}{of}{the}{converted}{anhydrosugar}{alcohol}{solution}(g)} \times 100(\%)}$

4) Distillation Yield of Isosorbide (ISB)

${{Distillation}{yield}{of}{ISB}} = {\frac{{Mass}{of}{isosorbide}{in}{distillate}(g)}{{Mass}{of}{isosorbide}{in}{the}{converted}{anhydrosugar}{alcohol}{solution}(g)} \times 100(\%)}$

[Method for Measuring Physical Properties of Anhydrosugar AlcoholComposition]

1) Number Average Molecular Weight (Mn) and Polydispersity Index (PDI)

After dissolving 1 to 3 parts by weight of each of the anhydrosugaralcohol compositions prepared in the above Preparation Examples inN,N-dimethylformamide, number average molecular weight (Mn) andpolydispersity index (PDI) were measured using a Gel PermeationChromatography (GPC) apparatus (Agilent Co.). The column used at thistime was PLgel 3 μm MIXED-E 300×7.5 mm (Agilent Co.), and the columntemperature was 50° C. The developing solvent used wasN,N-dimethylformamide containing 0.05 M NaBr, which was used by flowingat 0.5 mL/min, and polystyrene (Aldrich Co.) was used as a standardmaterial.

2) Hydroxyl Value

After esterification of each of the anhydrosugar alcohol compositionsprepared in the Preparation Examples with an excess of phthalicanhydride under an imidazole catalyst according to ASTM D-4274D, thehydroxyl value of the anhydrosugar alcohol composition was measured bytitrating the remaining phthalic anhydride with 0.5 N sodium hydroxide(NaOH).

3) Average Number of —OH Groups Per Molecule

The average number of —OH groups per molecule in the polyol compositionwas calculated according to the formula below.

[Average number of —OH groups per molecule]=(hydroxyl value×numberaverage molecular weight)/56,100

<Preparation of Polyurethane Using Alkylene Oxide-Added PolyolComposition>

Example B1: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A1 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

100.00 g of the polyol composition of Example A1 which was sufficientlyvacuum-dried at 80° C. for 24 hours and 420.35 g of4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) were put into a 4-neckedreactor, and then a polyurethane prepolymer was prepared by reacting for1 hour while maintaining a temperature of 60° C. under a nitrogenatmosphere. Subsequently, when the measured NCO % of the polyurethaneprepolymer reached the theoretical NCO %, 61.37 g of isosorbide wasadded as a chain extender and mixed. The mixture was put into asilicone-coated mold and cured at 110° C. for 16 hours to prepare achain-extended polyurethane.

Example B2: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A2 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of Example A2was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, the content of4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from 420.35 g to95.50 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37 g to 13.94g.

Example B3: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A3 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of Example A3was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, the content of4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from 420.35 g to31.71 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37 g to 5.07g.

Example B4: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A4 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of Example A4was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, the content of4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from 420.35 g to395.80 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37 g to 57.78g.

Example B5: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A5 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of Example A5was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, the content of4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from 420.35 g to84.67 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37 g to 12.36g.

Example B6: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A6 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of Example A6was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, the content of4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from 420.35 g to30.82 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37 g to 4.50g.

Example B7: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A7 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of Example A7was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, the content of4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from 420.35 g to422.84 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37 g to 61.73g.

Example B8: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A8 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of Example A8was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, the content of4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from 420.35 g to96.07 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37 g to 14.03g.

Example B9: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A9 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of Example A9was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, the content of4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from 420.35 g to34.91 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37 g to 5.10g.

Example B10: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A10 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA10 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 398.14 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from61.37 g to 58.13 g.

Example B11: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A11 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA11 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 85.17 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37g to 12.43 g.

Example B12: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A12 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA12 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 31.01 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37g to 4.50 g.

Example B13: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A13 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA13 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 423.31 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from61.37 g to 61.80 g.

Example B14: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A14 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA14 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 96.17 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37g to 14.04 g.

Example B15: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A15 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA15 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 34.95 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37g to 5.10 g.

Example B16: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A16 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA16 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 398.59 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from61.37 g to 58.19 g.

Example B17: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A17 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA17 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 85.26 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37g to 12.45 g.

Example B18: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A18 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA18 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 31.04 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37g to 4.53 g.

Example B19: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A19 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA19 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 506.81 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from61.37 g to 73.99 g.

Example B20: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A20 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA20 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 158.73 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from61.37 g to 23.17 g.

Example B21: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A21 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA21 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 158.71 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from61.37 g to 23.15 g.

Example B22: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Using the PolyolComposition of Example A22 as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition of ExampleA22 was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 62.46 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37g to 9.12 g.

Comparative Example B1: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Usingthe Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A1 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A1 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 516.28 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 75.37 g.

Comparative Example B2: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Usingthe Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A2 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A2 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 26.03 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 3.80 g.

Comparative Example B3: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Usingthe Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A3 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A3 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 497.34 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 72.61 g.

Comparative Example B4: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Usingthe Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A4 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A4 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 23.39 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 3.41 g.

Comparative Example B5: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Usingthe Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A5 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A5 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 519.33 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 75.82 g.

Comparative Example B6: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Usingthe Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A6 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A6 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 26.19 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 3.82 g.

Comparative Example B7: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Usingthe Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A7 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A7 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 500.28 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 73.04 g.

Comparative Example B8: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Usingthe Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A8 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A8 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 23.53 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 3.43 g.

Comparative Example B9: Preparation of Chain-Extended Polyurethane Usingthe Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A9 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A9 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 519.91 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 75.90 g.

Comparative Example B10: Preparation of Chain-Extended PolyurethaneUsing the Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A10 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A10 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 26.21 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 3.83 g.

Comparative Example B11: Preparation of Chain-Extended PolyurethaneUsing the Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A11 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A11 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 500.84 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 73.12 g.

Comparative Example B12: Preparation of Chain-Extended PolyurethaneUsing the Polyol Composition of Comparative Example A12 as Polyol andIsosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of the polyol composition ofComparative Example A12 was used instead of the polyol composition ofExample A1, the content of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) waschanged from 420.35 g to 23.55 g and the content of isosorbide waschanged from 61.37 g to 3.44 g.

Comparative Example B13: Preparation of Chain-Extended PolyurethaneUsing PTMEG as Polyol and Isosorbide as Chain Extender

A chain-extended polyurethane was prepared in the same manner as inExample B1, except that 100.00 g of commercially availablepolytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG, weight average molecular weight1,000) was used instead of the polyol composition of Example A1, thecontent of 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was changed from420.35 g to 50.05 g and the content of isosorbide was changed from 61.37g to 14.61 g.

<Preparation of Hot-Melt Specimen>

Each of the chain-extended polyurethanes prepared in Examples B1 to B22and Comparative Examples B1 to B13 was applied to two stainless steels(20 mm×100 mm) in a uniform size (20 mm×20 mm), and then using a hotpress, a pressure of 1 MPa was applied at a temperature of 180° C. for10 minutes to prepare a specimen for measuring adhesive strength. Theadhesive strength of the specimen was measured as follows, and theresults are shown in Table 1 below.

[Method of Measuring Property]

(1) Adhesive Strength

The measurement was performed at a speed of 5 mm/min using UTM (Instron,Instron 5967). Specifically, the adhesive strength was measured a totalof 5 times for each hot-melt specimen, and the average value wascalculated.

TABLE 1 Property Components Adhesive strength Categories PolyolIsocyanate Chain extender (MPa) Examples B1 Example A1 MDI Isosorbide5.1 B2 Example A2 4.5 B3 Example A3 3.2 B4 Example A4 6.2 B5 Example A55.6 B6 Example A6 3.1 B7 Example A7 8.2 B8 Example A8 5.3 B9 Example A94.2 B10 Example A10 7.5 B11 Example A11 5.5 B12 Example A12 4.1 B13Example A13 11.1 B14 Example A14 8.5 B15 Example A15 6.4 B16 Example A1611.3 B17 Example A17 8.6 B18 Example A18 6.5 B19 Example A19 5.6 B20Example A20 5.1 B21 Example A21 5.3 B22 Example A22 3.2 Comparative B1Comparative Example A1 Cohesive peeling Example B2 Comparative ExampleA2 Surface peeling B3 Comparative Example A3 Cohesive peeling B4Comparative Example A4 Surface peeling B5 Comparative Example A5Cohesive peeling B6 Comparative Example A6 Surface peeling B7Comparative Example A7 Cohesive peeling B8 Comparative Example A8Surface peeling B9 Comparative Example A9 Cohesive peeling B10Comparative Example A10 Surface peeling B11 Comparative Example A11Cohesive peeling B12 Comparative Example A12 Surface peeling B13 PTMEGFlow down

As described in Table 2 above, it was confirmed that the hot-meltspecimens of Examples B1 to B22 according to the present inventionexhibited excellent adhesive strength and economic feasibility wasimproved due to cost reduction.

However, in the case of the hot-melt specimens of Comparative ExamplesB1, B3, B5, B7, B9 and B11, it was confirmed that the soft portion thatimparts flexibility in the hot-melt specimen is too small, so thatcohesive peeling (referring to the case where the hot-melt adhesiveitself is broken) occurs. In the case of the hot-melt specimens ofComparative Examples B2, B4, B6, B8, B10 and B12, it was confirmed thatthe hard portion that imparts adhesive strength in the hot-melt specimenis too small, so that surface peeling (referring to the case where theadhesive interface is peeled off) occurs.

On the other hand, the hot-melt specimen of Comparative Example B13using PTMEG, a conventionally commercialized polyol, melted too much ata temperature of 180° C. and flowed down, making it impossible tomeasure because the adhesion of the two stainless steels was notuniform.

1. A polyol composition prepared by addition reaction of 100 parts byweight of an anhydrosugar alcohol composition and more than 50 parts byweight to less than 4,000 parts by weight of an alkylene oxide, whereinthe anhydrosugar alcohol composition comprises a) monoanhydrosugaralcohol; b) dianhydrosugar alcohol; c) polysaccharide alcoholrepresented by the following Formula 1; d) anhydrosugar alcohol derivedfrom the polysaccharide alcohol represented by the following Formula 1;and e) a polymer of one or more of a) to d):

in Formula 1, n is an integer of 0 to
 4. 2. The polyol compositionaccording to claim 1, wherein the anhydrosugar alcohol compositionsatisfies the following i) to iii): (i) the anhydrosugar alcoholcomposition has a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 193 to 1,589g/mol; (ii) the anhydrosugar alcohol composition has a polydispersityindex (PDI) of 1.13 to 3.41; and (iii) the average number of —OH groupsper molecule in the anhydrosugar alcohol composition is 2.54 to 21.36.3. The polyol composition according to claim 1, wherein d) anhydrosugaralcohol derived from the polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1is selected from a compound represented by the following Formula 2, acompound represented by the following Formula 3 or a mixture thereof:

in Formulae 2 and 3, each of n is independently an integer of 0 to
 4. 4.The polyol composition according to claim 1, wherein themonoanhydrosugar alcohol is monoanhydrosugar hexitol.
 5. The polyolcomposition according to claim 1, wherein the dianhydrosugar alcohol isdianhydrosugar hexitol.
 6. The polyol composition according to claim 1,wherein e) the polymer of one or more of a) to d) comprises at least oneselected from the group consisting of condensation polymers preparedfrom the following condensation reaction: condensation reaction ofmonoanhydrosugar alcohol, condensation reaction of dianhydrosugaralcohol, condensation reaction of the polysaccharide alcohol representedby Formula 1, condensation reaction of anhydrosugar alcohol derived frompolysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1, condensation reactionof monoanhydrosugar alcohol and dianhydrosugar alcohol, condensationreaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol and polysaccharide alcoholrepresented by Formula 1, condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugaralcohol and anhydrosugar alcohol derived from polysaccharide alcoholrepresented by Formula 1, condensation reaction of dianhydrosugaralcohol and polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1,condensation reaction of dianhydrosugar alcohol and anhydrosugar alcoholderived from polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1,condensation reaction of polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1and anhydrosugar alcohol derived from polysaccharide alcohol representedby Formula 1, condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol,dianhydrosugar alcohol and polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula1, condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol, dianhydrosugaralcohol and anhydrosugar alcohol derived from polysaccharide alcoholrepresented by Formula 1, condensation reaction of monoanhydrosugaralcohol, polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1 andanhydrosugar alcohol derived from polysaccharide alcohol represented byFormula 1, condensation reaction of dianhydrosugar alcohol,polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1 and anhydrosugar alcoholderived from polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1, orcondensation reaction of monoanhydrosugar alcohol, dianhydrosugaralcohol, polysaccharide alcohol represented by Formula 1 andanhydrosugar alcohol derived from polysaccharide alcohol represented byFormula
 1. 7. The polyol composition according to claim 1, wherein theanhydrosugar alcohol composition is prepared by hydrogenating aglucose-containing saccharide composition to prepare a hydrogenatedsugar composition, heating the obtained hydrogenated sugar compositionunder an acid catalyst to a dehydration reaction by heating andconducting thin-film-distillation of the obtained dehydration reactionproduct.
 8. The polyol composition according to claim 7, wherein theglucose-containing saccharide composition comprises 41 to 99.5 wt % ofglucose based on the total weight of the glucose-containing saccharidecomposition.
 9. The polyol composition according to claim 7, wherein thehydrogenation is carried out under a hydrogen pressure condition of 30to 80 atm and a heating condition of 110 to 135° C., the dehydrationreaction is carried out under a reduced pressure condition of 1 to 100mmHg and a heating condition of 105 to 200° C. and thethin-film-distillation is conducted under a reduced pressure conditionof 2 mbar or less and a heating condition of 150 to 175° C.
 10. A methodfor preparing a polyol composition comprising the step of performing anaddition reaction of an anhydrosugar alcohol composition and an alkyleneoxide, wherein more than 50 parts by weight and less than 4,000 parts byweight of alkylene oxide is reacted per 100 parts by weight of theanhydrosugar alcohol composition in the addition reaction, and theanhydrosugar alcohol composition comprises a) monoanhydrosugar alcohol;b) dianhydrosugar alcohol; c) polysaccharide alcohol represented by thefollowing Formula 1; d) anhydrosugar alcohol derived from thepolysaccharide alcohol represented by the following Formula 1; and e) apolymer of one or more of a) to d):

in Formula 1, n is an integer of 0 to
 4. 11. A polyurethane prepolymerprepared by a reaction of the polyol composition according to claim 1with a polyisocyanate.
 12. A chain-extended polyurethane prepared by areaction of the polyurethane prepolymer of claim 11 with a chainextender.
 13. The chain-extended polyurethane according to claim 12,wherein the chain extender is selected from the group consisting of1,4-butanediol, isosorbide, hydrazine monohydrate, ethylene diamine,dimethyl hydrazine, 1,6-hexamethylene bishydrazine, hexamethylenediamine, isophorone diamine, diaminophenylmethane or combinationsthereof.
 14. A method for preparing a chain-extended polyurethanecomprising (1) preparing a polyurethane prepolymer by reacting thepolyol composition according to claim 1 with a polyisocyanate; and (2)reacting the polyurethane prepolymer with a chain extender.
 15. Ahot-melt adhesive comprising the chain-extended polyurethane accordingto claim 12.